Gun sight



1927- J. D. WOODS GUN SIGHT Filed Sept. 13,1923

WITNESS: ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 30, 1927.

" UNITED STATES" PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN D. WOODS, OF STEUBENVILLE, OHIO.

GUN SIGHT.

Application filed September 13, 1923. Serial No. 662,465.

7 nature of a'shock absorber which not only tends to prevent accident tothe sight by the discharge of the gun, but which also automaticallyresets the sight on the gun after each discharge thereof.

To the attainment of the foregoing, the invention consists in theimprovement as herein described and definitely claimed.

In the drawing Figure'l is a side elevation of the high powered riflewith the telescope sight thereon illustrating the application of myimprovement.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the sight with the improvement insection, such section being approximately on the line 22 of Figure 1.Referring now to the drawing in detail, the numeral 1 designatesthebarrel of a high poweredv rifle, the same having its upper edge providedwith the usual rib to which is attached the base portions of the ringsupports 2 in which is slidably mounted a tubularor telescope sight 3.As the sight and its mountings are of the ordinary construction, a.detailed description thereof will not be attempted except to state thatthe outer ring support 2 has its upper edge provided with a V-shapednotch and the tubular sight 3 has screwed therein a pin 4 to be receivedin the notch. This permits an outward longitudinal movement of the sightthrough its supports while the angle walls ofthe notch guide the pin 4in the center of: said notch upon the return movement of the sight.

My improvement comprises a collar 5 that is loosely arranged on thetubular sight and comparatively heavy coiled spring 8.

that is in contacting engagement with the inner face of the outer sightsupport 2. At a suitable distance away from the collar 5 I arrange onthe tubular sight a second eollar 6. This collar, as disclosed in Figure2 of the drawing, has its sides provided with threaded apertures throughwhich are passed binding screws 7 that, of course, are received inapertures in the sides of the sight 3 and hold the collar 6 fixedthereto.

Between the slidable collar 5 and the fixed collar 6 there is arrangedon the sight 3 a The end convolutions of this spring, of course, bearagainst the respective collars to force the slidable collar 5 away fromthe fixed col lar 6 and into tight engagement with the outer support 2.

The device provides a shock absorber. The outward movement of the sightthrough its supports when so impelled upon the disits initial positionso that the manual adjustment of the sight, and the loss of time as wellas annoyance thus occasioned will be entirely and automaticallyovercome.

Having described the invention, I claim In combination with a firearmhaving inner and outer ring supports for a tubular sight and the outerring support having a V-shaped notch in its outer edge, and which sightis susceptible to an outward longitudinal movement through the supportsby the recoil of the firearm after its discharge, of a combined shockabsorber and sight replacer for said sight, comprising a collar loose onthe sight and in contact with the inner face of the outer support, asecond collar fixed on the sight, a comparatively heavy coil springarranged on the sight and bearing against the collars, and a pin on thesight designed to be received in the V-shaped notch on the outer ringsupport when the spring influences the sight to normal position.

In testimony whereof I atfix my signature.

JOHN. D. WOODS.

